Issue booting 10.11.1 NVDIA drivers GTX 970

[yeahmate]

I recently installed fresh 10.11.1.

After installing the NVDIA drivers for my GTX 970, upon booting there is a string of errors, before the system reboots.

Thing is, when I ran multibeast, I checked 'inject NVDIA'

Now, when I got to boot, I can not remove 'nvda_drv=1' from the boot arguments.

I have read that on some systems, removing this argument solves boot problem, and the drivers run normally.

Applying the bootarg 'nv_disable=1' is not enough to counter the arg 'nvda_drv=1'

I WAS able to get in using the arguments -v and -x. (-v is not enough, have to go full safemode)

Unfortunately, I can not seem to run mult-beast in this boot mode. Which means I can not uncheck 'inject nvdia', and thus I am at an impass.

EDIT: - I am lead to believe that it is the latest NVDIA drivers forcing the 'nvda_drv=1' argument. I have attempted to get into edit the config_plist, to remove it from there...with no success, I am not sure how to do this..

I am also unable to open the NVDIA control panel, or the 'driver manager' as it's called. States that there is an error and to re-install the drivers.. which I have done a few times.

I decided that I would try and re-install, but no combination of bootargs that I have tried has worked.

Please Help!

Thanks in advance

 

[slim.jim]

I recently installed fresh 10.11.1.

After installing the NVDIA drivers for my GTX 970, upon booting there is a string of errors, before the system reboots.

Thing is, when I ran multibeast, I checked 'inject NVDIA'

Now, when I got to boot, I can not remove 'nvda_drv=1' from the boot arguments.

I have read that on some systems, removing this argument solves boot problem, and the drivers run normally.

Applying the bootarg 'nv_disable=1' is not enough to counter the arg 'nvda_drv=1'

I WAS able to get in using the arguments -v and -x. (-v is not enough, have to go full safemode)

Unfortunately, I can not seem to run mult-beast in this boot mode. Which means I can not uncheck 'inject nvdia', and thus I am at an impass.

EDIT: - I am lead to believe that it is the latest NVDIA drivers forcing the 'nvda_drv=1' argument. I have attempted to get into edit the config_plist, to remove it from there...with no success, I am not sure how to do this..

I am also unable to open the NVDIA control panel, or the 'driver manager' as it's called. States that there is an error and to re-install the drivers.. which I have done a few times.

I decided that I would try and re-install, but no combination of bootargs that I have tried has worked.

Please Help!

Thanks in advance

Inject/Nvidia should be false, you should not have checked that. You need to have nvda_drv=1 to use the Nvidia Web Drivers you installed and to be able to use your 970. When installing the drivers it stores that boot-arg in NVRAM. To remove it open terminal and type

sudo nvram boot-args=""​

 

[yeahmate]

Thanks for the quick response. Much appreciated.

I was indeed able to remove 'nvda_drv=1' from the args using your suggested method, and from this have discerned that it is -Not- the problem..

I am still getting the same issue. I must have stuffed up the multibeast install, as it started after that.

Here are some screenshots of the errors i'm getting upon boot using nv_disable=1 and -v (I hope they are clear enough, sorry)

I can still get in via -x thankfully. Hopefully there is a way to 'start fresh' and wipe all kexts, and I can attempt to install multibeast with the appropriate settings

 

[slim.jim]

Noticed you are using MacPro4,1.... bad choice as that requires modifying a kext because you are not using ECC Ram. Change your smbios to iMac14,2 or MacPro3,1.

 

[yeahmate]

Noticed you are using MacPro4,1.... bad choice as that requires modifying a kext because you are not using ECC Ram. Change your smbios to iMac14,2 or MacPro3,1.

How is this done without using multibeast, as it does not work in safe mode?

 

[slim.jim]

How is this done without using multibeast, as it does not work in safe mode?

Can you use Clover Configurator?

http://mackie100projects.altervista.org/download-mac.php?version=vibrant

 

[yeahmate]

It has loaded. I am in. All the fields are blank, is this normal? There are a lot of fields that I am unsure of

 

[slim.jim]

It has loaded. I am in. All the fields are blank, is this normal? There are a lot of fields that I am unsure of

Use it to open your config file and then click the magic wand on the right. Choose the smbios you want to use and then save the file.

 

[yeahmate]

One small problem. I am unable to see my system drive in Finder, and therefore am unable to locate config.plist..

I am unable to locate config.plist anywhere

 

[slim.jim]

One small problem. I am unable to see my system drive in Finder, and therefore am unable to locate config.plist..

I am unable to locate config.plist anywhere

It is likely installed in the EFI partition. Use Clover Configurator to mount it.